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St Patrick's Catholic Primary School

CatholicPrimaryPrep-6
Bundaberg West, QLD 4670 · Inner Regional
Students510enrolled
Ratio1:16.7student:teacher
SEIFA2/10advantage decile
Staffing
35
teaching staff
FTE Teaching30.5
Non-Teaching28
Student:Teacher16.7:1
Students510
St Patrick's Catholic
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Key Workforce Metrics

St Patrick's Catholic Primary School has 63 staff members (47.1 FTE), including 35 teachers and 28 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
16.7:1+0.4
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
35-0.4 FTE
30.5 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
28
16.6 FTE
Total Staff
63
25% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

How St Patrick's Catholic Primary School's student-to-teacher ratio compares to state and national averages. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student.

St Patrick's Catholic
16.7:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 16.7:1, this school's ratio is higher than the QLD average (12.2:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
35
30.5 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
28
16.6 FTE
Total Workforce
63
47.1 FTE
FTE (full-time equivalent)Headcount (incl. part-time)
Source: ACARA School Profile (2025)

Staffing Trends — 2016–2025

Teaching staff levels and student-to-teacher ratio over time.

21.82732.237.4Nat avg25.626.927.828.728.934.030.830.530.930.517.5:118.1:118.1:116.9:117.2:114.6:116.3:116.4:116.3:116.7:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202530.551016.7:1+0.4
202430.950516.3:1-0.1
202330.549916.4:1+0.1
202230.850316.3:1+1.7
202134.049814.6:1-2.6
202028.949817.2:1+0.3
201928.748616.9:1-1.2
201827.850318.1:10
201726.948618.1:1+0.6
201625.644817.5:1—